Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Ere. 
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Apples. 
The first fruit, both in importance and general culture, is the Apple: Its period, unlike that of other fruits, 
extends nearly or quite through the year. By planting judicious selections of summer, autumn and winter 
sorts, a constant succession of this indispensable fruit can be easily obtained for family use. There is no farm 
crop which on the average will produce one-fourth as much income per acre as will a good Apple orchard. 
AVERAGE SPECIMEN OK BISMARCK APPLE. 
BISMARCK. This most valuable new Apple, introduced from New Zealand a few years ago, through 
the agency of a celebrated arboretum in Germany, promises to take the place of almost every other Apple 
grown in this country and abroad. It has already been fully tested in Russia, Germany, France, England, 
United States and Canada ; and wherever grown it has proved a most astonishing revelation, not only in high 
quality, but also in hardiness and especially in earliness of fruiting. The color of the fruit is a beautiful golden 
yellow, and its size is the largest. The trees bear most profusely, and the showy fruits are eagerly sought 
after, always bringing the highest market price, being one of the earliest to ripen and keeping well into March. 
As a dessert Apple it has no equal, owing to its distinct and most delicious flavor. It is also found especially 
suitable for cooking purposes, and, owing to its bearing fruit when only one or two years old, it has been grown 
in large quantities as a pot plant for table and greenhouse decoration. Large, 40 cents each, $4 per doz. ; 
medium, 25 cents each, $2.50 per doz. 
STARR. This valuable Apple, although never formally introduced to the public, has been fruiting sev- 
eral years. It is an accidental seedling. It has proved a very desirable, reliable and valuable market Apple, 
and is now offered, after several years of thorough testing in comparison with other best early market Apples, 
and it always brings 25 to 50 per cent more in market, and sells readily at $1 per half bushel basket. The tree 
is a good, healthy grower, comes to fruiting young, and is an abundant and annual bearer, though heavier on 
the alternate year. The fruit is very large, 11 to 12 inches around. Showy, being a pale green color, fre- 
quently with a handsome blush on sunny side ; very early, being marketable first week in July, and will con- 
tinue in good condition until September, being an excellent shipper for so early an Apple ; has carried to Cali- 
fornia in excellent condition ; pleasant subacid, a very superior cooking and good eating Apple. First-class, 
50 cents each, $5 per doz. ; medium, 40 cents each, $4 per doz. ; mail size, 25 cents, postpaid. 
WALTER PEASE. This is one of the best Apples we know of. It much resembles the Baldwin in color 
and productiveness. Size very large. The fruit is very showy and attractive, and as a table Apple, we think, 
has no superior. Fruit nearly round; color a beautiful deep red on sunny side, with splashes and stripes of 
red on yellow ground on other side ; where fully exposed to sun, nearly all red. Ripens in September, Octo- 
ber and November; has been kept until past midwinter. Core very small; flesh white, very fine-grained ; 
quality best, mild, juicy, slightly subacid, with a rich, sweet, aromatic flavor. Tree very productive, fruiting 
and loading heavily ; strong and vigorous grower. A delicious table Apple for either market or home use. 
First-class, 50 cents each, $5 per dozen. 
